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VERMONT. 



corn is of excellent quality, and in quantity 

 ample to supply the home demand. Three 

 crops of corn a year can be raised on the same 

 land. Sugar-cane is grown by a process of 

 cultivation similar to that of corn. Sugar is 

 produced in quantities sufficient to supply the 

 home demand. Nine or ten varieties of beans 

 are grown, and usually in great perfection, but 

 only in quantity sufficient for domestic use. 



Yimiari Gold-Mines. These rich mines were 

 more productive than ever in 1883, the " Cal- 

 lao" mine averaging 5,000 ounces monthly, 

 the "Potosi" 1,500, and the u New York" 

 1,300, without counting the yield obtained at 

 the "Eureka," "Chile," "Cicapra," "Nacu- 

 pay," and numerous other quartz gold-mines. 

 The mines are situate at a distance of sixty 

 leagues from Ciudad Bolivar. 



Commerce. The imports into Venezuela in 

 1882 amounted to $14,000,000 worth of mer- 

 chandise, of which $5,000,000 came from Eng- 

 land, $2,400,000 from France, and $2,000,000 

 from the United States. The amount of prod- 

 ucts exported in the same year was $15,000,000. 

 The United States consul at Puerto Cabello re- 

 marked in January, 1883 : " It may be reason- 

 ably stated, however, that the consumption of 

 purely British goods is no greater than the 

 consumption of American goods in Venezuela. 

 In the character of the goods, however, both 

 England and France have the advantage, for 

 their exports thither consist principally of 

 manufactures, while the principal portion of 

 American exports thither is limited to provis- 

 ions, breadstuff's, petroleum, etc." 



The imports in 1883 embraced 47,742,466 

 pounds of coffee, worth $4,498,207. 



VERMONT. State Government. The following 

 were the State officers during the year : Gov- 

 ernor, John L. Barstow, Republican ; Lieuten- 

 ant-Governor, Samuel E. Pingree; Secretary 

 of State, George Nichols; Treasurer, William 

 H. Du Bois; Auditor, E. Henry Powell; In- 

 spector of Finance, Charles Dewey ; Railroad 

 Commissioner, Wayne Bailey; Adjutant-Gen- 

 eral, Theodore S/Peck; Superintendent of 

 Public Instruction, Justus Dartt. Supreme 

 Court: Chief-Justice, Homer E. Royce; As- 

 sistant Judges, Timothy P. Redfield, Jonathan 

 Ross, H. Henry Powers, Wheelock G. Veazey, 

 Russell S. Taft, and John W. Rowell. 



Political. There was no general election dur- 

 ing the year, nor was the Legislature in session. 

 At the town meetings on March 6th two 

 amendments to the Constitution were sub- 

 mitted to the people. The vote was as fol- 

 lows: On the first, providing for the election 

 of Secretary of State and Auditor by the peo- 



ple for the amendment, 11,135; against, 556. 

 On the second, providing for an additional 

 oath to members of the Legislature that they 

 hold no United States office for the amend- 

 ment, 11,056; against, 559. 



Finances. The following statement shows the 

 financial condition of the State at the close of 

 the fiscal year ending July 31, 1883 : 



LIABILITIES. 



Agricultural College fund $135,500 00 



United States surplus fund, unpaid balances to 



soldiers and outstanding checks, about 20,000 00 



Due towns on account of savings-bank tax, bal- 

 ance of 1882 tax, payable Aug. 25, 1SS3 24,875 58 



Temporary loan, 1882, unpaid 40.724 15 



Huntington fund 4.404 47 



Total liabilities $225,504 20 



Cash on hand and in bank $50,923 54 



The annual statements have lately exhibited 

 a cash balance of about $100,000 to the credit 

 of the State, and a similar sum in available as- 

 sets with which to meet current expenses. The 

 change in this respect in the exhibit this year 

 is by reason of the adoption of the Hooker 

 revenue bill. By this provisions of that bill 

 the railways, savings-banks, and trust compa- 

 nies, express, telegraph, and telephone com- 

 panies, steamboat, car, and transportation com- 

 panies are required to pay the tax assessed 

 upon their earnings semi-annually, in the 

 months of February and August, and the in- 

 surance companies annually, in February. 



The total valuation of real and personal 

 estate is $154,135,984. To 1 per cent, of this 

 sum add $151,310 for 75,655 polls at $2 each, 

 deduct $2,442 for exemptions, and the total 

 grand list of the State is $1,690,227.84. 



The following table shows the results of the 

 corporation tax law for the first year of its 

 operation, with the exception of a few com- 

 panies that had made no returns: 



Savings-banks $52,771 76 



Trust companies. . 80,50967 



Telegraph companies 597 50 



Express companies 1,282 89 



Steamboat companies 1,949 24 



Car companies 5,964 02 



Eailways 67,087 27 



Insurance companies 16,664 44 



Total. ...,.......* $176,826 79 



* Railroads. On the 31st of July, 1882, there 

 were in Vermont 858 miles of main line and 

 branches, and 88 miles of sidings, etc. 



Sayings-Banks. The following is a statement 

 of deposits in each savings-bank and trust 

 company in Vermont, Jan. 1, 1884 : 



NAMES. 



Burlington Savings Bank $1,464,111 95 



Burlington Trust Company 291,099 60 



Bellows Falls Savings Institution 598,596 80 



Brattleboro Savings Bank 925,115 92 



Bradford Savings Bank and Trust Company.. 802,722 43 



Bennington County Savings Bank 178,482 66 



Farmers' and Mechanics 1 Trust Company. . . . 808,837 03 



Jamaica Savings Bank 135,956 39 



Marble Savings Bank, Rutland 163,383 85 



Montpelier Savings Hank and Trust Company. 740,121 73 



Northfleld Savings Bank 278,592 27 



Ottauquechee Savings Bank, Woodstock 843,416 1 7 



Passuinpsic Savings Bank, St. Johnsbury .... 1,240,000 00 



